Aresty, Esther B., 1908-2000

The best behavior; the course of good manners - from antiquity to the present - as seen through courtesy and etiquette books / by Esther B. Aresty. - New York : Simon and Schuster, 1970. - 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Bibliography: pages 297-310.

Delves into courtesy books and finds many surprising, logical (and illogical) explanations for dicta on how to act decently, and groups them historically in this fascinating panorama

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Etiquette--History.
Etiqueta --Historia
Courtesy.
Cortesía

BJ 1821 / A681b 1970

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